cathartic
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tɪk adjective
1.
of or pertaining to catharsis.
2.
Also, ca·thar·ti·cal. evacuating the bowels; purgative.
noun
3.
a purgative.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | purgative |
| 2. | effecting catharsis |
| —n | |
| 3. | a purgative drug or agent |
| ca'thartically | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
cathartic
1612, of medicines, from L. catharticus, from Gk. kathartikos "fit for cleansing, purgative," from katharsis "purging, cleansing" (see catharsis). General sense is from 1672.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
cathartic ca·thar·tic (kə-thär'tĭk)
adj.
Inducing catharsis; purgative. n.
An agent for purging the bowels, especially a laxative.
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Example sentences
Joyous and cathartic and, in some places, violent celebration.
From the start, the movie lays the groundwork for a cathartic payoff.
The citrate salt of the element magnesium with cathartic activity.
But some communing around flames is, compared with what has gone before, positively cathartic.
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